Hat-fastener.



I. SKINDERVIKEN.

HAT FASTENER.

v APPLICATION FILED APR, 24. I9I8.

Patented De@ 24, 1918.

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HAT-FASTENER.

To all whom it mag/.concern Be it known that I, JoH-N Snnvnmvmnm af'subject ofthe King of Norway, having declaredmyintention to become a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago. in the county of VCook andState'v of Illinois, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Hat-Fasteners, of which the followingIis a specification.- i

invention relates to: a hat' fastener andi` its main Objectis to provide novel fastening means with hair-gripping'members movable relatively toeach other and operable bya means common to each ofthe members.

Also I aim to'providean articleofthis kind which -is capable of being removably attached to practically .every style of hat without `destroyingv the l appearance thereof onein which the operating meansis movable andf'fhas anovel fastening Vmember to,y cooperate; with its mounting means to fasten theoperating Ameans in closed position and prevent accidentaly displacement from open position; andf'to provide theispec'iic con# struction hereinafter described and illus'- trated in the accompanying drawings. Ser

vient objects and advantageswill-appear'asv l ,..f thedescri'ptio'nprogresses.

In the accompanying` drawings villustrate ing: the'present preferred embodimentz Figure 1 isianelevatio'n of a. hat, partly broken away, showingy the application. of

. inyfimprovement thereto;

Fig. 21s a cross-sectional View taken sub-v stantially on the line 2-''2 of F 1g. 1;

- Fig; 3 is anfenlarged side elevation of 'the fastening means, applied to af hat Afragment andpartlybroken away;

;Fig.` L.tis a` cross sectional'view on the 4line 1-4of Fig; S'but showingr'thevfastening means only; .y

Fig.V 5 is a detail view, fragmentarily shown partly in side elevation and 'partly in section of a modifiedxform;y 4

Fig. 6 is a view.principallyfin-` vertical section, illustrating a further modified form adsf;

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Referring specifically to the drawings. the device in Fig. 1 has beenyshown applied to a conventional form of ladies hat at 8. The improvements are preferably disposed centrally Vof the hat and removably secured to is a top view of the form shown-*45m y pressed.

l Specification of Letters' Patent.` latgntedsl-)(50,` 1918"; Application vvfiled April 24, 1918. Seri'a1No.-`230,482.

the crown 9. To this end, a mounting means isV employedk consisting of adisk or hub 10 which underlaps the crown and has a central sleeve 11 extending upwardly'therethrough and above it receiving a nut 12, threaded to the euteriorV thereof and adapted to be clamped against the crown. This mounting means 1n view of this construction. can be applied lto practically every style of hat without inJuring'it' or destroying its ornamental appearance.

f- A- plurality'. of fastening'tines 13. pref.- erably curved inwardly at their free ends asY at 14', aret'pivoted a'sfatil-"to lugs or earsl16 integral with and dependingy from-.thedisk or hub 10.

A'4 suitable actuating--m'eanssto move the tinesfl relatively is :provided and may "consistfof'apostor rod 17 and radiating.- pref'- erably curved, arms 18VV at the bottomend', mounting-,pins or pivots 19' which extend through elongated "slots 20 in the tines.

Before device is inthe position shown in Figs. 1 and 3. It is held in this `position by means of a leafspring 1 21 suitably fastened f to the" post and z beingf-tensioned toispring outwardly from" the* center thereof. In thisfway, 4the spring .frictionallyr exerts `pressure against' the boreof" he sleeve and holds the'ftines in openposition against'accidental closing- Theihead 13 and'post 17 are adapted to befdepressed' so as to move thev tines to the closed position shown vin Fig. 2. This' leafspring 21 is adaptedl tofasten'the parts'in closedposition and to this end is provided with aprojection or shoulder 22 to underlap the diskv 10 as shownin Fig. 2. A manipu` lating portion for this spring is 'provided at 23`Whereby it may be ymoved towardv the center'fof the'- post so that the shoulder v22 mayr'disengagel the? disk; movement; a; s-lot orrecess 24is out in-.the

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. In'.` operation, `with -thepartsf shown in the position-tof Figs.. 1' and ,3, the hat is-:placed upon the head of the wearer and the head ll'andlp'ortion-QSgraspedi Slightpressur` f ofthefingers moves the spring 21 inwardly so that the post may be. moreeasily de- By depressing the post, the tines from the pivots 15 through the action of the arms 18 and pins 19 into enetrating engagement with the hair o the wearer. In closed position, the parts are as 13 move To facilitate this in Fig. 2, where the lug or shoulder 22 clips into underlapping relation with the disk 10. In removing the hat, the part 23 is again moved relative to the post 17 and head 13, so as to move the shoulder 22 from engagement with the disk whereupon the post can be drawn upwardly and the tines spread to the position of Fig. 3, to disengage the hair.

Since changes in the ,details of construction may be resorted to, I do not limit myselfto the precise form shown. Y

One of the modifications which may be used is illustrated in Fig. 5. In this figure, the equivalent of disk 10 is shown at 30, preferably being `greater in diameter, and having they tines, the equivalent of tines 18, at 31, pivoted to the disk 30 at 32. Post 33 is the equivalent of post- 17 and to this post links 34 are pivoted at 35, and then individually to the tines at 36. With this form, it will be seen that movement of the post 33 will move the tines 31l through the medi-um The further modification illustrated in Figs. 6 and 7 may consist of a plate 40 having openings 41 through which fastening means'to secure it to a hat, may be passed. A central venlarged opening is provided at 42, which is spanned by a pin 43 mounted on the plate and on which tines 44 are pivoted for relative movement. These tines preferably are corrugated at 45 to increase their eiciencyv in engaging the hair. A spring, substantially U-shaped, is provided at 46 and fastened to the manipulating portions 47 of the tines 44. r1`his spring serves to urge the portions 45 together. In fastening this form to the hair, the portions 47 are moved relatively to each other so as to spread the tines 44, after which they are brought into engagement with the hair, and released, so that the spring 46 will force the tines 44, at 45, into relatively close relation.

1. A fastening device having a hub, means to mount the hub, a sleeve extending from the hub, actuating means slidable through the hub, a movementeretarding means extending from the actuating means through the sleeve and being frictionally engageable with the interior of the sleeve, fastening means extending from the hub, and means to operate the fastening means movement of the actuating means. Y

2. A fastening device havinga hub, means to mount the hub, a 'sleeve extending from Copies of this patent may he obtained for through' ve cents each, by addressing Washington, D. G, I

the hub, actuating meansslidable through the hub, a movement-retarding means extending from the actuating-means through Vthe sleeve and frictionally engageable with the. interior of the hub, the last mentioned means having a shoulder to underlap Ythe hub and being tensioned to move away from the actuating means, and fastening means operable through movement of the actuating means.

3. A fastening device having a hub member provided with asleeve to extend through a hat, a nut threaded to the sleeve and-engageable with the hat on the Vopposite side thereof t0 the hub member, fastening means extending from one of said members, and means Vto operate .said members disposed Vin said sleeve. y

4. A fastening devicehaving a hub pro-A vided with a disk engaging one'side ofthe crown of the hat, a sleeve'extending from said disk and extending through theV hat, a nut threadedto said sleeve engaging the crown of the hat on the other side, lugs depending from the disk, tines pivoted vto said lugs, a post-disposed Vin said sleeve, armsrextending from the post, means connecting said arms to the tines to move the tines through movement of the post, a spring extending from the post and through said sleeveand tensioned to move away from the post to frictionally engage the interior of the sleeve, said spring having a shoulder to underlap said disk and having a finger piece, andsaid post having a "recess to accommodate movement of the spring toward the center of the p 5. A fastening device having a hub, means to mount the hub,fa sleeve extendingfrom the hub, an actuating post slidable through the hub, a spring extending from the post fastened to the sleeve tensioned to move away from the post having a shoulder to underlap the hub, said spring having a finger piece, and said post having a recess into which said spring may be pressed, a fastening meansy extending'v from the hub, and means to operate the fastening means through movement of the actuatin means. In testimony whereof, I have a xedmy signature in the presence of twol witnesses.

JOHN Y sKiNDEnvIKEN;

Witnesses CHARLES H. Pusan, Ln VROY-A. LIs'rUG; p l

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